Our Topics for Term 2 As we finish each topic, we will upload pictures to show our progress.
Click on the curriculum headings to also go and view that area's page. *To be updated! *Our Class Inquiry Unit:Our Local World
Some of the activities we have been learning about are:*Continuing to work on - To practice our School's Values: 'I CARE, WE CARE'
- Class expectations and routines
- Switch Ons and Switch Offs to learning
- Healthy foods and Brain Breaks
...and... *What makes Edgecumbe a special place to live in?
Key Guiding Subsidiary Questions are:
How do I ‘fit’ in (my place) my classroom/school community/town community?
What do I know about Edgecumbe, the town and community?
(The places that are well-known - the Schools, Riverslea, skatepark
- areas that are special to me around Edgecumbe, surrounding areas like beaches, forests, camping...)
- PAST and PRESENT (how has Edgecumbe changed in the past 50 years?)
Room 7 children had to discuss in groups what they thought Edgecumbe might have looked like 100 years ago...here are those pictures! 100 years ago! on PhotoPeach
Who are our local heroes and icons? (ie people that help in the community - rugby organizers,
coaches, volunteer fire-fighters, Grandparents)
What natural disasters have impacted on Edgecumbe town/community?
What Myths and Legends are from around the Edgecumbe area?
Key Understandings: The students will:
Know and understand who they are, how they fit in to their class/school/town community
Know about their class/school/town community - Past and Present - A Living Heritage
Know information/history about places/locations around their school/their town community (ie Riverslea Mall, skate park)
Learn about and recognise how local people make a contribution to their school/community—our local heroes and icons
Know about natural disasters that have had an impact on their local community/area in the Past (and Present)
Know about preparing for future natural disasters (ie earthquakes, flooding - What’s the Plan Stan?)
Continuing to develop ‘I CARE, WE CARE’ in our classroom/in our school/in our community
Understand their area/community is special - Myths and legends from in/around the area (eg Putauaki the mountain
- Whakaari the beautiful volcano), the history of Edgecumbe and its people (eg groups of people - the local choir)
Making a Difference: Using New Learning
Contribute in some way that is positive to the running of the class and the school
- How can I make a difference to my class/school/family/community?
Being prepared for a ‘natural disaster’ that will occur one day
(ie what to do in an earthquake? How can I help my family?)
Excursions and Visitors
Community Involvement
School Involvment
Resources
*Guest speakers to the class *Visit to the Musuem (in Whakatane) and local Public Library (in Edgecumbe)
*Whanau *Guest speakers that could be family (eg Grandparents)
*Mr Haimona - ICT *Other Staff and their roles within the school - Mr Burke (has another job in the community) *Older staff that could describe what Edgecumbe (the School, the town) was like...10 years ago, 20 years ago...
*What's the Plan Stan? (what to do in an emergency...) *Photographs of Past Edgecumbe (and surrounding areas) *Internet websites (eg Natural disasters, Living Heritage site) *Video, YouTube, TVNZ archives footage *Myths and Legends - books, website, DVD, CD *Camera/Video camera to digitally record and present stories
Written Language:
*Brief Recount Story of 'My Holidays'*Title*Orienation(When, Where and Who)*Events*Conclusion *Narrative Story-WritingContinuing to study 'narrative writing'
*Title - the name of your story!*Orientation - Setting up the scene...the introduction - When, Where and Who?*Events that includes a Problem and a Solution,*Conclusion - how was the problem solved in the end,what happened and how dideveryone feel?
*Report WritingIntroducing 'Report Writing' to Room 7
*Title*Classification (What group does 'it' come from - or family)*Description (What 'it' looks like)*Dynamics (What 'it' can do)*Summary
*Maths Topic:*Measurement: Time(basic o'clock, half past, quarter past /to)
*Number Operations:Strategies and Knowledge for subtraction and additionfor Stages 4-5
Our Topics for Term 2
As we finish each topic, we will upload pictures to show our progress.
Click on the curriculum headings to also go and view that area's page.
*To be updated!
*Our Class Inquiry Unit:Our Local World
Some of the activities we have been learning about are:*Continuing to work on
- To practice our School's Values: 'I CARE, WE CARE'
- Class expectations and routines
- Switch Ons and Switch Offs to learning
- Healthy foods and Brain Breaks
...and...
*What makes Edgecumbe a special place to live in?
Key Guiding Subsidiary Questions are:
Room 7 children had to discuss in groups what they thought Edgecumbe might
have looked like 100 years ago...here are those pictures!
100 years ago! on PhotoPeach
Key Understandings: The students will:
Making a Difference: Using New Learning
Visitors
Involvement
*Visit to the Musuem (in
Whakatane) and
local Public Library (in
Edgecumbe)
*Guest speakers that
could be family
(eg Grandparents)
*Other Staff and their roles within
the school - Mr Burke (has another
job in the community)
*Older staff that could describe
what Edgecumbe (the School, the town)
was like...10 years ago, 20 years ago...
an emergency...)
*Photographs of Past Edgecumbe
(and surrounding areas)
*Internet websites (eg Natural
disasters, Living Heritage site)
*Video, YouTube, TVNZ archives footage
*Myths and Legends - books, website, DVD, CD
*Camera/Video camera to digitally record
and present stories
Written Language:
*Brief Recount Story of 'My Holidays'*Title*Orienation(When, Where and Who)*Events*Conclusion
*Narrative Story-WritingContinuing to study 'narrative writing'
*Title - the name of your story!*Orientation - Setting up the scene...the introduction - When, Where and Who?*Events that includes a Problem and a Solution,*Conclusion - how was the problem solved in the end,what happened and how dideveryone feel?
*Report WritingIntroducing 'Report Writing' to Room 7
*Title*Classification (What group does 'it' come from - or family)*Description (What 'it' looks like)*Dynamics (What 'it' can do)*Summary
*Maths Topic:*Measurement: Time(basic o'clock, half past, quarter past /to)
*Number Operations:Strategies and Knowledge for subtraction and additionfor Stages 4-5